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Article: Ecological frameworks in North West England: David Hodcroft and David Alexander report on research into how development plans across North West England address habitat fragmentation and species isolation.(biodiversity and planning)
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- Town and Country Planning
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- October 1, 2004
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THE UK HAS THE longest established land use planning system in the world, and yet much of the country's environmental character has been seriously damaged and fragmented. (1) In particular, habitat loss and species isolation are regarded as the most serious threats to biological diversity, (2) and new planning tools are needed to maintain and enhance biodiversity in an increasingly fragmented landscape. (3) Recent research has examined how development plans across North West England address habitat fragmentation and species isolation, and has sought to identify the obstacles that stand in the way of improvements in approach. (4)
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